The Gigantic Cheese Store In New Jersey You’ll Want To Visit Over And Over Again

Valley Shepherd Creamery in New Jersey offers award-winning, hand-crafted cheeses and farm tours, making it a must-visit for cheese lovers.

Are you a cheese lover? Of course, you are! Make plans to visit one of the best cheese shops in New Jersey, and come home with wheels, wedges, and blocks galore. The hand-crafted cheeses come from three streams of milk: sheep, goat, and cow. From the old standards that the regulars know and love, to the more seasonal or experimental cheeses, they are all made in small batches onsite. There's no better way to spend a day than by visiting Valley Shepherd Creamery, especially during the spring when the baby lambs are born.

Move over Vermont — New Jersey's Valley Shepherd Creamery has been making some of the best cheese on the East Coast since 2005.

Nearly two decades of cheesemaking has earned Valley Shepherd Creamery award after award, producing at least 20 different varieties of cheese.

You can visit the farm and take a tour of the vast cheese cave where cheese are stored, and try some samples.

To understand the deep science, the Califon Tomme, for example, is made from raw, full rich, full fat, Jersey-cow milk, with a traditional Borenkaas (Dutch country Gouda) production requiring a mid-process hot-water curd wash.

Or visit in the spring to meet the baby lambs.

Spring lambing tours take place every Saturday and Sunday, April 15 - June 18, 2023, through online reservations only.

Before you leave, visit the Sheep Shoppe right on the farm to find all of the delicious products available for purchase.

The cheese store sells a ton of cheese, but you'll also find yogurt, butter, gelato, and more farm-made products here.

Valley Shepherd Creamery is located in Long Valley, New Jersey, making it fairly easy to get to from all corners of the Garden State.

If you can't make it up to Long Valley, luckily Valley Shepherd Creamery ships!

Order a huge gift basket, a big charcuterie board, or just a few of your favorite cheeses. There's nothing better than getting cheese in the mail!

Visit Valley Shepherd Creamery's official website to learn more about tours or about how to order your favorite cheeses delivered directly to you or to a loved one.

For more cheesy goodness in New Jersey, make plans to indulge in the best-grilled cheese New Jersey has to offer. We just can't get enough cheese!